Marine Predators Monitoring

Parks monitored: Glacier Bay

Overview

SEAN's long-term Marine Predators monitoring program is still under development. It is intended to fulfill these objectives:

Determine long-term trends in the numbers and spatial distribution of marine birds and mammals within GLBA proper using
grid-based sampling of at-sea surveys twice a summer stratified by along-shore (shoreline) and pelagic line transects that
covers approximately 10% of the marine habitat.

Generate population estimates for select marine seabird and mammal species or guilds from annual counts over the next 15-20 years.

Protocol Development Summary

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The protocol development summary describes requirements for implementing the planned monitoring program.